People group profile · PG000009
The Brazilians of Austria
The Brazilians of Austria, numbering about 850 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Portuguese-speaking people of highly mixed historical orgins, united by a shared national culture and identity rather than a single ethnicity.
They are a diaspora people in the Portuguese, Brazilian people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Portuguese.
Fast facts
- Country
- Austria
- Population
- 850
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Portuguese, Brazilian
- Primary language
- Portuguese (por)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 10% or Greater but Less than 15%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Brazilians are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Brazilians
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
65% adherents
Primary language
Portuguese · Indo-European family
100% speak Portuguese
Gospel resources in Portuguese
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (Portuguese, Brazil)
- JESUS (Portuguese, Portugal)
- Magdalena (Portuguese, Brazil)
- Magdalena (Portuguese, Portugal)
- The Savior (Portuguese, Brazil)
Bibles
- 2014 Bible League International · text
- Almeida Corrigida Fiel (ACF) · text
- Almeida Revista e Atualizada · audio
- Almeida Revista e Corrigida · audio
- João Ferreira de Almeida Atualizada · text
- Nova Traducao na Linguagem de Hoje · video, audio
- Tradução Interconfessional - a BÍBLIA para todos · audio, text
- Tradução de João Ferreira de Almeida · text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Brazilians
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
Brazilians in other countries
The same people is also reported in 13 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazilians | Brazil | 206,510,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Brazilians | Paraguay | 462,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Brazilians | United States | 320,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Brazilians | United Kingdom | 276,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Brazilians | Portugal | 182,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Brazilians | Italy | 46,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Brazilians | Spain | 33,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Brazilians | Canada | 28,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Brazilians | Switzerland | 21,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Brazilians | Belgium | 17,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Brazilians | French Guiana | 16,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Brazilians | Guyana | 10,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Brazilians | Jamaica | 6,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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